WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clients of kglobal, one of the nation’s most innovative and dynamic
communications firms, have yet another new creative resource to call
upon as public relations and issues management veteran Gene Grabowski
joins the team as Partner.

Grabowski, a former journalist and longtime counselor to global
companies, has earned the PR News Crisis Manager of the Year
Award for his work on various campaigns, including the litigation
struggle of the Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, the global
lead-paint-in-toys recall, and the North American recall of pet foods.

kglobal is a full-service Washington, DC-based agency with extensive
experience in disciplines including public affairs, marketing, branding,
web design and web development. Past and current clients include the
United States Navy, General Motors, Crane Paper Co., H.K. Anderson,
country of Georgia, Central Bank of Lebanon and Association of Public
Land Grant Universities.

Grabowski’s responsibilities will include business development, client
service, counseling the firm’s key clients and directing major campaigns.

“We are experiencing a great period of growth that will continue through
2015 and beyond, as our roster of clients and their need for creative
solutions continue to expand,” said kglobal President and CEO Mark
Green. “Gene’s experience, dedication to client service and stellar
reputation for creating and driving effective campaigns for
corporations, trade associations and other institutions make him an
ideal addition to our team of professionals.”

Prior to joining kglobal, Grabowski served as Executive Vice President
at LEVICK, where he helped build that firm into an integrated
communications agency over 11 years.

Grabowski has served as the Vice President of Communications and
Marketing for The Grocery Manufacturers of America – the world's largest
food trade group representing brand-name food, beverage, and
consumer-product companies. In addition to developing and implementing
GMA's news media outreach programs, he was the organization's chief
communications strategist and spokesperson and directed the
organization’s outreach to national and global regulators.

Before joining GMA, Grabowski served as a Director in
Burson-Marsteller’s Washington office, where he developed and managed
national advocacy and media relations campaigns for leading U.S.
corporations. At Burson-Marsteller, he also managed strategic
communications campaigns in many countries, including Russia,
Kazakhstan, Georgia, Tanzania and Uganda.

For more than 12 years, Grabowski worked as a journalist, primarily in
Washington, D.C. He reported on congressional issues for The
Associated Press, specializing in labor and manufacturing issues,
and served as White House Reporter for The Washington Times,
where he covered the U.S.-Soviet arms treaty summits, the Supreme Court
nomination of Judge Robert Bork, national election campaigns, and the
federal budget. Grabowski has also served as Director of Media Relations
for the American Council of Life Insurers and as Manager of Press
Information at C-SPAN.

Grabowski serves on the board of International
Social Service USA, an organization dedicated to helping children,
families and adults whose lives have been disrupted by migration and
international crises. He also mentors high school students as part of
Washington DC’s College Bound program.